erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
retainer; vassal; servant
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
tension; mental strain; nervousness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hereabouts; around there; that area
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
second division; secondary division
full of spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited; mettlesome
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
rather; sooner; preferably
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
800,000; eight hundred thousand
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
possible; likely; probable
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly